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Idrees Sulieman

Idrees Sulieman

Idrees Sulieman has been played on NTS shows including Martyn's Darkest Light, with The Camel first played on 29 March 2017.

Idrees Sulieman (b. Leonard Graham, August 7, 1923, in St. Petersburg, Florida; d. July 23, 2002 in St. Petersburg, Florida) was a trumpet and alto saxophone player who gained some notoriety for being the first trumpet player to ever work with Thelonious Monk in 1947 (1). He played with a number of notable jazz musicians, including John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins, before moving to Scandinavia at the height of his modest fame within the jazz community; a move some believe prevented him from ever becoming a household name (2). He remained active within the jazz community despite the move and was a member of numerous musical projects in both Sweden and Denmark in addition to leading several quartets of his own. He returned to his hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1982, and his musical output dropped off sharply in the 1990s as age and disease began to take its toll. He died in 2002.

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Idrees Sulieman

Idrees Sulieman has been played on NTS shows including Martyn's Darkest Light, with The Camel first played on 29 March 2017.

Idrees Sulieman (b. Leonard Graham, August 7, 1923, in St. Petersburg, Florida; d. July 23, 2002 in St. Petersburg, Florida) was a trumpet and alto saxophone player who gained some notoriety for being the first trumpet player to ever work with Thelonious Monk in 1947 (1). He played with a number of notable jazz musicians, including John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins, before moving to Scandinavia at the height of his modest fame within the jazz community; a move some believe prevented him from ever becoming a household name (2). He remained active within the jazz community despite the move and was a member of numerous musical projects in both Sweden and Denmark in addition to leading several quartets of his own. He returned to his hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1982, and his musical output dropped off sharply in the 1990s as age and disease began to take its toll. He died in 2002.

Original source: Last.fm

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From This Moment On
Mal Waldron, Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, Bill Hardman
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Soul Eyes
Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar, Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor
Prestige1957
The Camel
Idrees Sulieman, Jamila Sulieman
Columbia1964
Eclypso
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman
New Jazz1959